diff --git a/build/fbcode_builder/getdeps.py b/build/fbcode_builder/getdeps.py
index e669b56d3..5953338b0 100755
--- a/build/fbcode_builder/getdeps.py
+++ b/build/fbcode_builder/getdeps.py
@@ -302,6 +302,9 @@ class BuildCmd(SubCmd):
                 "is able to execute tests"
             ),
         )
+        parser.add_argument(
+            "--schedule-type", help="Indicates how the build was activated"
+        )
 
 
 @cmd("test", "test a given project")
@@ -336,7 +339,7 @@ class TestCmd(SubCmd):
                     return 1
                 src_dir = fetcher.get_src_dir()
                 builder = m.create_builder(opts, src_dir, build_dir, inst_dir, ctx)
-                builder.run_tests(install_dirs)
+                builder.run_tests(install_dirs, schedule_type=args.schedule_type)
 
             install_dirs.append(inst_dir)
 
@@ -354,6 +357,9 @@ class TestCmd(SubCmd):
             default=False,
             help="Enable running tests for the named project and all of its deps",
         )
+        parser.add_argument(
+            "--schedule-type", help="Indicates how the build was activated"
+        )
 
 
 def build_argparser():
diff --git a/build/fbcode_builder/getdeps/builder.py b/build/fbcode_builder/getdeps/builder.py
index b886defa3..39c7bc49c 100644
--- a/build/fbcode_builder/getdeps/builder.py
+++ b/build/fbcode_builder/getdeps/builder.py
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ class BuilderBase(object):
 
         self._build(install_dirs=install_dirs, reconfigure=reconfigure)
 
-    def run_tests(self, install_dirs):
+    def run_tests(self, install_dirs, schedule_type):
         """ Execute any tests that we know how to run.  If they fail,
         raise an exception. """
         pass
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ class CMakeBuilder(BuilderBase):
             env=env,
         )
 
-    def run_tests(self, install_dirs):
+    def run_tests(self, install_dirs, schedule_type):
         env = self._compute_env(install_dirs)
         ctest = path_search(env, "ctest")
         cmake = path_search(env, "cmake")